Samuel Morey - Patent "Discovery"

Patent "Discovery"

In 2004 10 of Morey's patents, including the one for the internal combustion engine, were "found" in the Dartmouth College archives. In truth, they had never really been lost; they were previously in his family's possession and many researchers had accessed them. However, they have now been scanned and available from the patent office's website.

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